County staff updates bridge, power easement and utility coordination; ordinances to adopt building codes coming this week
Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts
Subscribe
Summary
Staff briefed commissioners on bridge projects, a utility conflict with Intermountain Gas, pending easement negotiations with power companies, bus-route detours, and announced upcoming ordinances to adopt the electrical code by reference and contract changes for inspectors.
Staff provided a series of infrastructure updates covering multiple roads, bridges and utility coordination matters. On 49th North across Sand Creek, Speaker 3 said a planned new bridge footprint conflicts with an Intermountain Gas line and that Intermountain Gas "has basically told us that they don't want to move," while the engineer "is recommending that Intermount Gas does move." Staff asked the commissioners to intervene to secure a work order requiring the gas company to relocate the line if necessary.
On a separate project (49 South), Speaker 3 said paperwork for a partial parcel is moving forward, that the county will meet LTAC and the design engineer about schedules, and that Rocky Mountain Power and Idaho Falls Power need an easement on the northwest corner; staff recommended the county not get directly involved in homeowner easement negotiations. Speaker 3 also updated work on Little Sand Creek and Big Sand Creek bridges and said work on the 66 South bridge had begun with excavation visible before Christmas; bus routes will detour around closed bridges and use turnaround points near local churches.
Administrative notices: Speaker 4 told the board that ordinances will be presented to adopt the electrical code by reference (and a related code) and that contracts for electrical and plumbing inspectors require clarification of mediation responsibilities. Speaker 4 said they expect to have contract language revised and signatures completed by the end of the week and mentioned the ability to issue a certificate of occupancy under clarified conditions.
What remains unresolved: Intermountain Gas' position and any formal work order or resolution are outstanding; easement negotiations and exact schedules for bids and construction depend on the utility coordination described by staff.
Ending: Staff said they will continue to coordinate with utilities and engineers and will return with schedules and paperwork; the board was alerted to upcoming ordinances and contract revisions expected this week.